Lottery 2020: Woman needs sleep after NYE lotto win cairnspost.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cairnspost.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A woman in her 20s learnt she was a multi-millionaire Powerball winner just moments after ringing in the New Year with her friends.
The Wagga Wagga local checked her ticket about an hour after the clock struck 12 and realised she held the only division one winning entry across Australia.
The lucky ticket meant the woman pocketed the entire $9,835,085.97 jackpot.
Her ticket was unregistered so The Lott were unable to contact her directly overnight, but the woman reached out to officials on New Year s Day. I can t believe it. Thank you. It s been quite a night! I haven t had a lot of sleep, she told The Lott.